C++ how to convert ip address to bytes?

Question

How would I convert an ip address into bytes in C++? Basically how do I parse the IP address? For example, if I have a string equal to 121.122.123.124. I need

Answer 1

Using sscanf() function:

#include 

char arr[] = "192.168.1.102"; 
unsigned short a, b, c, d;
sscanf(arr, "%hu.%hu.%hu.%hu", &a, &b, &c, &d);